Cheng Pei-Pei
Acting · Born 1946-12-04 · age 77 at death · Shanghai, China
Cheng Pei-Pei (Chinese: 鄭佩佩, December 4, 1946–July 17, 2024) was an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. It made her a contender for one of the first female action star. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s. In 2000, she returned to international attention with her role as Jade Fox in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She followed this up with her portrayal of Long Po in the 2004 television miniseries Watery Moon, Hollow Sky, which was shown on Asian-American television as Paradise. She worked for Zhouyi Media in mainland China.
Titles
Mulan
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Naked Weapon
Flirting Scholar
Come Drink with Me
Lilting
Goldstone
Wing Chun
A Man Called Hero
They Wait
Golden Swallow
Painted Faces
The Lady Hermit
Kung Fu Killer
The Shadow Whip
Legendary Amazons
The Flying Dagger
Lavender
The Lost Tomb
Meditation Park
The Young Detective
The Gods Must Be Funny in China
Lady of Steel
Divas Hit the Road
Brothers Five
How to Meet the Lucky Stars
My Wedding and Other Secrets
All the King's Men
The Jade Raksha
The Golden Sword
Strange Tales of Liao Zhai
Dragon Swamp
Speed Angels
The Thundering Sword
Fist Power
Blood Ties
Flirting Scholar 2
Shadow Mask
House of Harmony
The Guardsman
Basic Love
Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger
Raw Courage
Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine
None But the Brave
Shanghai Baby
Young Master Of Shaolin
That Fiery Girl
Lover's Rock
Sex and the Beauties
Hong Kong Nocturne
In a New York Minute
Shui Yue Dong Tian
Legend of Hua Mulan
Hua Mulan
Princess Iron Fan
Fortune King Is Coming to Town!
The Lotus Lamp
The Last Woman of Shang